Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
Researchers found that Stelios Kouloglou, a former European Parliament member who sat on the body's committee investigating commercial spyware abuses, was infected with Pegasus spyware twice while he was serving in that role.
Why this matters: Someone was surveilled with Pegasus while actively investigating Pegasus. That is not irony — it is a signal about who gets targeted and why. Legislators probing surveillance tools are exactly the people whose independence depends on private communication. If spyware operators are willing to go after parliamentary overseers, then the oversight itself is compromised. That should concern anyone who thinks democratic accountability over these tools is even possible.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · Cybersecurity
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